Open a share trading CFD account
Start trading Share CFDs on leverage across a broad range of AU, US, UK, and German share CFDs and take advantage of razor-sharp pricing, deep liquidity, and low commissions.
If you’re not ready to start trading and would like to explore further, check out Pepperstone’s guide on what is share CFD trading and how to do CFD trading on major companies to find out more.
Why trade Share CFDs with Pepperstone?
Share CFD trading holds some of the following benefits:
Advantages
Broad range of products so you can always find new opportunities across different time zones.
Shares CFDs are a great way to hedge other positions and, with leverage, are less capital-intensive.
Shares CFDs are a simpler way to short-sell share CFDs, which, combined with leveraged trading, offers you trading opportunities on falling share CFDs prices.
Risks
Leveraged trading imposes additional risk of loss to your capital
No ownership interest – you don’t own the underlying asset when you trade CFDs or Margin FX, so you are not entitled to some benefits ordinary investors would be.
Spreads -while we provide exchange spreads for our CFDs, like any market the underlying spread may widen during periods of volatility, increasing your costs.
Available share CFDs
Our commissions
Trading Shares CFDs means you trade on direct underlying exchange prices with no additional mark-ups added to the bid/offer spread. Instead, you'll pay a small commission per trade placed.
| Share category | Commission per side | Minimum commission |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Share CFDs | 0.07% | No minimum commission |
| German Share CFDs | 0.10% | No minimum commission |
| Hong Kong Share CFDs | 0.15% | No minimum commission |
| UK Share CFDs | 0.10% | No minimum commission |
| US Share and ETF CFDs | 0.02 USD per share CFD | 0.02 USD |
| European Equities | 0.10% | No minimum commission |
Find out more about spreads, swaps commissions charged on other instruments.
Share CFD market data fees
Access to live AU market data is currently a complimentary offering. This is subject to change and we'll notify you at least 30 days prior of any changes.